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Mail merge and database files How to carry out a mail merge using databases (using datasources internal to OOo at present - dBase or spreadsheet)
Working with data in OOo Working with data in OpenOffice.org
Database connectivity How to set up ODBC or JDBC to use OOo with an external database program like MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite.
OOo and MySQL Working with MySQL databases and OOo documents
Using OOo with other programs How to use OOo with other programs to access external datasources. Note that MySQL has its own section. Questions relating to Microsoft Access can be found in the Compatibility section.
Compatibility - MS Access and OOo Questions relating to how OOo compares with and interacts with MS Access. Note that this applies only to the version 1.x.x as OOo v2 will have a completely different way of interacting with database files.

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